Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1917 — Demented Mother Attempts To Kill Self and Six Children. [ARTICLE]

Demented Mother Attempts To Kill Self and Six Children.

Mrs. Arthur Kraay, wife of a far-, mer living near Monticello, became violently insane last Saturday night and attempted to end the life of herself and her six children by forcing them to swallow some iodine and drinking a quantity of the poison herself. The woman then ran from the house. Mr. Kraay was awakened by the screams of the children and followed his wife from the house. She plunged into a horse driking trough and was almost dead from exposure when brought to Monticello and placed in jail. Her condition from the drug is serious, but it is thought she will recover. Her little son is in a serious condition. Owing to the continued high cost of paper the Popular Magazine, one of the foremost publications, has announced that commencing with their February number, the magazine will be sold for twenty cents instead of fifteen.